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WELDON VALLEY DITCH COMPANY <br />COTTONWOOD DRAW FLUME PROJECT <br />Project Description <br />The Weldon Valley Ditch Company provides irrigation water to approximately 6,400 acres of agricultural <br />land in Morgan County, between Orchard and Weldona. The Company utilized the Cottonwood Draw <br />Flume, a wooden structure nearly 8 feet wide and 300 feet long that spanned the Cottonwood Draw. The <br />flume, supported by a wooden frame and concrete foundation was deteriorated and occasionally inundated by <br />floodwaters within the draw. This project included the construction of a concrete siphon spanning the draw <br />to replace the flume and restore reliable water deliveries to its shareholders. <br />Proiect Data <br />Sponsor: Weldon Valley Ditch Co. County: Morgan Water Source: South Platte River <br />Terms of Loan: $136,350 @ 2.60% for 30 -yrs. Substantial Completion Date: July 1, 2009 <br />Designer: Ransom Boone Excavating — Ft. Morgan, CO <br />Construction Contractor: Yost Construction Company — Sterling, CO (concrete siphon) <br />Ransom Boone Excavating — Ft. Morgan, CO (earthwork) <br />Construction Elements: remove existing flume and foundation, install 48" concrete siphon <br />Average Annual Diversion: 36,000 acre -feet <br />